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1 day ago · A PETITION calling for a public inquiry into the recent 39 per cent increase to Bridgwater Town Council’s precept has reached more than 2,000 signatures. It comes as the petition’s organiser, Ian Bugler, encouraged the Town Council’s leader to “re-read the petition carefully” following ...

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6 days ago · A WOMAN has died after falling from a height in Bridgwater. Emergency services were called to West Street in Bridgwater, at around 3.40pm on Tuesday, 4 February 2025, following a report of a woman falling from a height. A spokesperson for Avon and Somerset Police said: "Sadly, a woman was pronounced ...

Jan 2, 2025 · Contractor Taylor Woodrow, which is carrying out the works as part of the £9 million Celebration Mile in Bridgwater, says the road closure is needed to complete the works “safely and as quickly as possible.”. The full road closure affects Eastover, which previously had a one-way road system in place until the discovery of a range of unmapped utilities.

Jan 7, 2025 · During the evening of Sunday January 5, Devon and Somerset fire and rescue services received multiple calls to reports of a vehicle fire. One fire engine from Bridgwater was sent to the location and on arrival the Bridgwater crews …

Jan 15, 2025 · Peggy Mountford launched the appeal to thank the person who attempted to save her brother’s life, Andrew Mountford. Joshua Ross, 32, from Bridgwater, was walking through Blake Gardens in the town on the morning of Good Friday, March 29, 2024, when he saw Andrew Mountford, 50, unresponsive.

Nov 6, 2024 · Quarterly data reveals that 2,706 crime incidents recorded between October 2023 to September 2024, compared with 2,086 incidents between the same months in 2022 to 2023 – an increase of 29.7%.

Dec 19, 2024 · A dog was rescued after a house caught fire in Bridgwater today (December 19).